Piper Sandler Companies filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 23, 2024. The holders of 14,751,229 shares of common stock of the Company, constituting 83.24 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, William R. Fitzgerald, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Sherry M. Smith, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2025. The following table shows the vote totals for each of these individuals:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad R. Abraham | 13,470,990 | 367,140 | 7,587 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan J. Doyle | 13,547,428 | 286,914 | 11,375 | |||||||||||||||||
| William R. Fitzgerald | 13,644,562 | 189,555 | 11,600 | |||||||||||||||||
| Victoria M. Holt | 13,272,683 | 561,808 | 11,226 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robbin Mitchell | 13,226,629 | 607,681 | 11,407 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas S. Schreier | 13,545,694 | 288,340 | 11,683 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sherry M. Smith | 13,746,901 | 87,344 | 11,472 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philip E. Soran | 13,505,389 | 328,575 | 11,753 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian R. Sterling | 13,704,968 | 129,201 | 11,548 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott C. Taylor | 13,664,779 | 169,092 | 11,846 | |||||||||||||||||
Broker non-votes for each director totaled 905,512.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:
| Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for 2024 | 14,379,199 | 362,633 | 9,397 | ||||||||||||||||||||
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders also cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a “say-on-pay” vote. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:
| Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory (non-binding) resolution approving the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a “say-on-pay” vote. | 13,591,127 | 238,850 | 15,740 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Broker non-votes for this proposal totaled 905,512.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES | ||||||||
| Date: May 28, 2024 | By | /s/ John W. Geelan | ||||||
| John W. Geelan | ||||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||